Unitedhealth (UNH) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) recorded Profit After Tax of $5.67 billion in Q2 2026, up 58.7% from $3.57 billion a year earlier but down 12.5% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Unitedhealth's Profit After Tax came in at $14.91 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 32.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.81 billion, down 16.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Profit After Tax came in at $15.24 billion in FY2024 (-34.1%), $23.14 billion in FY2023 (+12.1%), $20.64 billion in FY2022 (+16.4%) and $17.73 billion in FY2021 (+12.4%).
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has ranged from -$1.22 billion in Q1 2024 to $6.48 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax rose in four of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 15.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 78.2% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 96.2% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $6.48 billion (Q1 2026), $218 million (Q4 2025) and $2.54 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 5.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 3.00 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 776.67 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 400.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 714.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 60.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.19 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Profit After Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();